All students accepted to the upper division nursing program must complete their Board of Nursing (BON) criminal background check (CBC) and receive their results by the first week in March (fall applicants) or the first week in September (spring graduates). The BON CBC includes being fingerprinted through IdentoGo.
Texas Board of Nursing Process
All requests are submitted by completing a BON CBC Form in MyMav. Once received, the information is reviewed to determine if a prior request has been sent or if this is a new request. After this determination is made, your information will be submitted to the BON on a roster, or we will contact you for more information. It takes the BON 7 to 10 business days to process these requests. Thereafter, you will receive an email from IdentoGo a to schedule a fingerprinting appointment. Once the BON receives your criminal background check results, it takes at least 10 business days (sometimes longer) before you will receive the results in the form of a blue postcard or outcome letter. You will be instructed where to upload The CBC process takes at least 3 to 4 weeks from start to finish. It could be longer depending on the findings.
Keep your blue postcard or outcome letter in a safe place. Students are encouraged to take a picture of the letter or side of the card with your name and address to keep as a backup copy just in case it is misplaced. When you are accepted into the nursing program, you will be directed where to upload that card or letter.
- You will either receive a blue postcard or outcome letter not both.
- Blue postcard/blue card indicates no criminal activity (no further action required)
- Outcome Letter: Eligible to take NCLEX (no further action required)
- If you require a Declaratory order (must create Nurse Portal account and follow instructions provided by the BON: Texas Board of Nursing - Declaratory Order
Note: The BON communicates directly with students and does not relate personal student information to the College. Your results are not sent to UTA.
We have new process to initiate the Board of Nursing criminal background check. You are required to submit your request via MyMav. You will need a UTA email account to submit the request.
Please verify your information is correct in MyMav before proceeding. If your information is incorrect, click on this link for information on how to submit a records change. Your name must match the name on the government issued identification you will use for the fingerprinting appointment.
Learn more about the Texas Board of Nursing Criminal Background Check here.
Below is a link to a video on how to access the Board of Nursing Criminal Background Form. Please click on the link to view the instructions.
Texas Board of Nursing CBC - video
Questions: Please email conhiadmin@uta.edu.
GroupOne criminal background check: Online criminal background check
- Completed prior the JR I semester start. Program coordinators will communicate the instructions and deadline through JR I Orientation course in Canvas.
- Results are sent directly to the College of Nursing.
- An eligibility letter from the BON, indicating the student is eligible to take NCLEX, is required for a student with a history of criminal activity.